Trebizond

American  

[treb-uh-zond] / ˈtrɛb əˌzɒnd /

noun

1. a medieval empire in northeastern Asia Minor 1204–1461.

2. Official Name Trabzon.  a seaport in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea: an ancient Greek colony; capital of the medieval empire of Trebizond.

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Trebizond British  

/ ˈtrɛbɪˌzɒnd /

noun

1. a variant of Trabzon

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Example Sentences

Ionians founded Miletus, which, in turn, founded Sinope, which, eventually, colonized Trebizond.

From Science Daily

In the Pontus, the language of the first Greek colonizers of Trebizond was the Ionic Greek of Sinope.

From Science Daily

The fall of Trebizond to the Ottomans in 1461 led to the city becoming majority Muslim.

From Science Daily

Quick comparative literary judgments became an epistolary specialty: “when she is good + sick from Durrell’s sticky liqueurs, have her try ‘The Towers of Trebizond’ by Rose Macaulay at 80 — the driest champagne.”

From New York Times

Rose Macaulay’s “The Towers of Trebizond” works wonders.

From The Wall Street Journal